Steamer.



LG. MORITZ.- STEAMER. APPLIUATIOH PILEDJUNE 7, 1910.

973,956. Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

A'TA 01' mm? s JOHN GEORGE MORITZ, 0F MILLERSBURG, OHIO.

STEAMER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

Application filed June 7, 1910. Serial No. 565,532.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN GEORGE Monrrz, a citizen of the United Statesof America,

residing at Millersburg, in the county of Holmes and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Steamers, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing.

This invention relates to steamers, and the primary object of myinvention is to provide a steaming device that can be easily attached tothe spout of a kettle for steaming various kinds of bread, biscuits, andfood-stuffs.

Another object of this invention is to provide a steamer that can beeasily handled and maintained in a sanitary condition.

It is a well-known fact that hot water is often poured over food-stuffsto soften the same, but in the majority of instances the food-stuff isleft in a wet and soggy condition. In devising the steamer I aim toobviate the necessity of using water for softening foodstuff, since itis only necessary to place the stuff within the steaming device, thedevice upon the spout of a kettle, and then the contents thereof will besufficiently moistened and softened without necessarily making the samesoggy and wet. The steamer constitutes a culinary utensil that issimple, durable, and inexpensive to manufacture.

IVith the above and such other objects in view as may hereinafterappear, the invention consists of the novel. construction, combination,and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described andthen claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing forming a part of thisspecification, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan of the steaming device. Fig. 2 is a horizontalsectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectionalview of the steamer, and Fig. 4 is a plan of a detached rack or frameadapted to form part of the steaming device.

To put my invention into practice, I provide a sectional drum with aspout adapted to convey steam thereto, and within the drum I mount adetachable rack or frame adapted to support food-stuff within the drumabove the inner open end of the spout.

The reference numeral 1 denotes a semicylindrical section having closedends 2, these closed ends being separate pieces flanged, as at 3, toengage the ends of the section 1, said flanges being secured thereto bysolder or other fastening means. The section 1 approximately centralthereof is provided with an opening 4 and secured in said opening is thesmall end of a funnel-shaped spout 5 adapted to be fitted over the spoutof a kettle (not shown). The section 1 has the longitudinal edgesthereof provided with integral guide-ways 6 and 7 and connected to saidsection adjacent to the guide-way 6 by a staple 8 is an eye or link 9 bywhich the steamer can be suspended from a nail or suitable support.

Hinged to the a semi-cylindrical section 11 having end walls 12 similarto the end walls 2 of the section 1, the section 11 constituting a lidfor the section 1. The section 11 intermediate the ends thereof isprovided with suitable knob or handle 13, preferably made of aninsulating material secured to the section 11 by a bolt 14 and a nut 15.The insulating material prevents the hand from being burned when openingthe section 11 .while the steamer is in use.

Slidably mounted in the guide-ways 6 and 7 is a rectangular wire frame16 having the ends thereof connected by a plurality of longitudinalparallel rods or wires 17 said rods or wires having the ends thereofbent, as at 18, to engage the ends of the frame 16. The frame 16 and thewires or rods 17 constitute a rack for supporting food-stuff, as

.a slice of bread within the drum above the open end of thefunnel-shaped spout 5, whereby steam entering the drum will surround thefood-stuif and render the same pliable, moist, or soft according to thestuff to be steamed within the device.

It is thought that the utility of the steaming device will be apparentwithout further description, and while in the drawings there isillustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to beunderstood that the steamer can be made of various sizes and variouskinds of material without departing from the scope of the appendedclaims.

hat I claim, is:

1. A steamer embodying semi-cylindrical sections hinged together andhaving closed ends, a funnel in communication with one of said sections,a rack interposed between said sections, and a handle carried by theother of said sections.

2. A steamer embodying a semi-cylindrical section having closed ends, afunnelguide-way 7, as at 10, is

shaped spout in communication with said In testimony whereof I aflix mysignasection, said Isection gaging the longitudinal ture in the presenceof two Witnesses. edges thereo provi e With guide-Ways, a

rack slidably mounted in said guide-Ways, JOHN GEORGE MORITZ' anothersemi-cylindrical section hinged to Witnesses:

one of said guide-Ways and having closed D. T. SIMPSON, ends, and ahandle carried by said section. W. STILWELL.

